“Directing Fifty Shades Of Grey has been an intense and incredible journey for which I am hugely grateful,” Taylor-Johnson said to Deadline.com.

“I have Universal to thank for that. I forged close and lasting relationships with the cast, producers and crew and most especially, with Dakota [Johnson] and Jamie [Dornan]. While I will not be returning to direct the sequels, I wish nothing but success to whosoever takes on the exciting challenges of films two and three.”

Rumor has it Taylor-Johnson and Fifty Shades author E.L. James did not get along during production of the first movie and argued about the direction of the film. She told Porter magazine about their tensions,

“It was difficult, I’m not going to lie. We definitely fought, but they were creative fights, and we would resolve them. We would have proper on-set ‘barneys’, and I’m not confrontational, but it was about finding a way between the two of us, satisfying her vision of what she’d written as well as my need to visualize this person on screen, but, you know, we got there.”

Furthermore, Taylor-Johnson had told Huffington PostLiveback in February, that James hadn’t even congratulated her on the media frenzy or expressed her excitement. She commented, “I think we will get to the end of this – we’ve been moving at such a pace – [that] hopefully when we get to the end of this, that will happen.”

Additionally, screenwriter Kelly Marcel will not be returning to adapt the sequel. Thus, Universal will be on the hunt for not only a director, but a writer as well. Variety reported that perhaps James herself is very interested in adapting it.

The first installment has already grossed more than half a billion dollars at the worldwide box office ($163 million to date, and $558 million worldwide). It’s also Universal studio’s eighth-highest-grossing film worldwide. Surely there’s great expectations for whomever will be taking over for the second and third installments.

It’s incredibly disappointing that Taylor-Johnson won’t be returning for Fifty Shades Darker or Freed given the fact that her vision for putting the book on the big screen was not only witty and entertaining in its ways, but pro-feminist (way more so than in the book).

It’s that time of the week again when the celebrity weeklies hit the newsstands. To separate what’s real and rumor, we turned to our friends at Gossip Copfor the 411 on this week’s most controversial stories.

Pregnant Kate Middleton was recently “rushed to the hospital” with a “terrifying health scare,” reports Star. The magazine says the “petrified” Duchess was alone at the time and “doubled over in agony,” fearing for her unborn baby. For what really happened, and what the Palace will soon publicly acknowledge, log on to Gossip Cop.

Kim Kardashian has hired a divorce attorney after having “enough of Kanye [West]’s egotistical, controlling behavior,” reveals In Touch. The magazine says Kardashian’s going after his “fortune” and wants to “cut ties with Kanye as quickly as possible.” For when Kardashian will announce her divorce, see what her rep exclusively tells Gossip Cop.

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are “not speaking” anymore, reports Star. The magazine says the frequent co-stars had a nasty fight after all “the bad press surrounding their new movie, Serena.” For what exactly happened that they no longer talk to each other, click over to Gossip Cop.

Selena Gomez was asked to take part in Comedy Central’s roast of Justin Bieber, but declined because she’s now seeing music producer Zedd, reveals In Touch. The magazine says Bieber’s “hoping he can change her mind.” For what Bieber’s doing to convince her to do the roast, see what a Comedy Central rep leaks to Gossip Cop.

Things are “heating up” onscreen between Fifty Shades of Grey’s Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, reveals OK! The magazine says the two are now “more than co-stars,” who “can’t get the other out of their minds.” For what this shockingly means for Dornan’s marriage and more, go to Gossip Cop.

It’s that time of the week again when the celebrity weeklies hit the newsstands. To separate what’s real and rumor, we turned to our friends at Gossip Copfor the 411 on this week’s most controversial stories.

Kim Kardashian “hates” her new blonde hair and only dyed it platinum because Kanye West forced her to, reports In Touch. The magazine adds that she has “no say in her style anymore.” For what West is making her alter next, see what her rep exclusively reveals to Gossip Cop.

Reese Witherspoon is opening a “boutique hotel in Nashville,” reveals Us Weekly. The magazine reports she’s gone there several times to “look at properties,” and has even “met with an architect and decorator” about the hotel’s look and feel. For more details about Witherspoon’s hotel and when it will open, click over to Gossip Cop.

Julia Roberts just got “dumped” by Danny Moder, and now the couple’s headed for a “$225 million divorce,” reveals Star. The magazine says they “fight constantly,” with her husband finally reaching a “breaking point” with Roberts’ “controlling ways.” For more dish on their impending divorce, and when they’ll announce the split, go to Gossip Cop.

The Bachelor star Chris Soules and fiancee Whitney Bischoffare “over already,” reveals Life & Style. The magazine notes he first “betrayed” her with fellow contestant Kaitlyn Bristowe, and now the newly engaged Soules is “focused on another woman.” For the inside scoop on what shockingly happened, log on to Gossip Cop.

Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson are angling to “each take home $40 million” to star in the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, reports OK! The magazine says after its worldwide box office success, the stars feel confident in asking for the enormous payday. For what else they’re surprisingly demanding, see what production sources tells Gossip Cop.

Being Twilight fan fiction, Fifty Shades of Greyis (obviously) sexual in nature, featuring a red room of pain full of fun toys like whips and rope.

So of course a big rumor went around that Jamie Dornan, the star of the film alongside Dakota Johnson, was dropping out of the sequels because his wife was uncomfortable with his and Johnson’s sex scenes.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you probably know about a little bit about the special dynamic between Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele; probably you have even seen the box-office hit. Thus, for one reason or another, the rumor spread like wildfire.

Now we know those rumors are false and that Dornan is not in fact planning on quitting the franchise. And thank goodness; we’re wiping our brow that the hunky, beautiful actor will be returning to co-star alongside Johnson and her witty personality.

Dornan recently spoke to The Daily Mail, and basically “almost spat” when he was asked about the rumors that his wife wanted him to end his contract with the franchise.

Dornan said, “Total b*****ks! Of course she would have read the scripts well in advance, and she’s massively supportive of Fifty Shades.”

“The idea was that we honour the trilogy and do all three,” he added.

As for how he feels about him and Johnson getting it on (*wink*) on the big screen, Dornan remarked, “They wouldn’t have shot the film with us if there was a chemistry problem . . . whatever chemistry means. You have to jump through a lot of hoops to get a part like this, and they simply wouldn’t have cast us.”

Dornan pays respect to his lead role on The Fall on BBC2 as the reason why he landed the part of Christian Grey. “I’m just a father and a husband, really,” he said. “I wouldn’t have been in the conversation for Fifty Shades without The Fall.

“It’s the job that changed everything for me,” he added about his role playing a charismatic serial killer in Northern Ireland.

Dornan will begin filming season 3 of the show near the end of the year and into 2016.

“I love playing my character — and Gillian [Anderson] loves hers. She says it’s one of the best she’s ever played,” the actor added.

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan‘s Fifty Shades of Greypay-day is definitely a huge one, since the film will reportedly top out at $550-million worldwide. Now, the stars will be reportedly be negotiating for a much higher salary, a seven-figure salary at that.

Despite its R-rating, fans and hate-watchers of the film alike have flocked to the theater to see Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele get it on in the red room of pain, and it did not disappoint in the entertainment department. In fact, the movie is quite enjoyable funny.

To date, the film has grossed $528 million worldwide. The same success is projected for the Fifty Shades sequels, even more so now that we know how delightfully hilarious Johnson is. She’s truly a gifted actress and a scene-stealer, not to mention easy on the eyes.

By now, Johnson and Dornan are aware of their sex-appeal and ability to transform the Twilightfan-fiction into a box-office mega-hit. And so accordingly, the leading actors are reportedly seeking out a seven-figure deal for the Fifty Shades sequels (Fifty Shades Darkerand Fifty Shades Freed).

Sources told The Hollywood Reporterthat “the pair received $250,000 each (plus tiered box-office bonuses)” to star in the sexy BDSM flick based off of E.L. James‘s mommy-porn erotic novel, and that they both signed three-picture deals.

THR also reports that neither pair received any “backend compensation” on the first film.

Of Johnson and Dornan’s franchise payday, the insider said, “It was a very basic franchise starter deal. Look at Twilight and Hunger Games, and that’s where it is heading.”

Now, “like most stars of franchise films, they will try to renegotiate for seven-figure raises for Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty ShadesFreed.”

In terms of negotiations, the Johnson and Dornan might look to Jennifer Lawrence, for example, who starred in the Hunger Games franchise. Lawrence reportedly received a $500,000 salary for the first film, and ultimately landed a $10 million paycheck for the second film, Catching Fire.

The film has far exceeded our expectations, probably all thanks to Johnson her easy-going comedic asides.

While Dornan and Johnson will be returning for the sequels, director Sam Taylor-Johnson is reportedly not expected to return due to clashing James (which is unfortunate, since her vision for translating the book to film was quite wonderful).

Until late 2016 (or Valentine’s Day 2017?), when we’ll have Johnson and Dornan back in the red room on the big screens.

Not just a one hit wonder! Coming off of the success of Fifty Shades of Grey, leading man Jamie Dornan has already been cast in a new film. The Irish actor, 32, who portrayed kinky billionaire Christian Grey, will next appear in a World War II drama Anthropoid. More on Us Weekly…

Rumors are flying that 32-year-old Dornan has quit the movies and won’t be in the sequel, as a result of his wife, Amelia Warner, being uncomfortable with the sex scenes. So, is it true? We have the answer below.

When Fifty Shades premiered in theaters, it dominated the box office. The movie is based on a series of three books; Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. So, after the success of the first movie, it seems likely that the studio would want to do two more movies based on the books.

In the movie, Dornan plays the Christian Grey to Dakota Johnson‘s Anastasia Steele. Dornan is one of the lead characters, so it would probably be really hard to replace him if he does quit the movies.

The Australian magazine NW recently reported that Dornan was backing out of the Fifty Shades sequel because his wife is uncomfortable with the material. But, we’re hearing that’s just not true.

Dornan’s rep told Gossip Cop that the rumors are “pure conjecture as the studio has not committed to a sequel as yet.” It turns out, a Fifty Shades sequel hasn’t even been 100% confirmed yet. So, any rumors about Dornan quitting are false.

Dornan, 32, portrays the wealthy business man with singular tastes in the just released Fifty Shades of Greymovie. We assume he’ll also reprise the role in the next two films of the series, starring alongside Dakota Johnson.

Fifty Shades opened on Feb. 13, and had huge box office success over the Valentine’s Day/President’s Day weekend. According to Forbes, after just a week in theaters the movie tops $100 million in the US and $300 million worldwide. Box office success aside, the movie has garnered many a lackluster review. Nonetheless, everyone can agree that America’s fascination for erotica will keep the movie (and the fantasy) alive.

And more or less, it’s all thanks to Jamie Dornan, his exquisite face, and sexy body, so thank god for his Abercrombie & Fitch days.

Cue the awkwardness. When Dornan saw the cake, his immediate response was one of genuine confusion, as he was clearly unsettled. He simply point blank asked the cake’s baker, “Why?”

Without further ado, check out Christian Grey eating his abs in the video above.

Dornan’s film Fifty Shades of Grey whipped the box office into shape this weekend. Sam Taylor-Johnson‘s adaptation of the best-selling E.L. James novel took in an estimated $81.6 million over the three-day weekend.

It’s expected to come very close to the $100 million mark for the four-day. This weekend’s result, however, is the fifth largest R-rated opening of all-time behind The Matrix Reloaded, American Sniper, The Hangover Part II and The Passion of the Christ.

That makes Fifty Shades of Grey the record holder for best Presidents’ Day opening weekend of all time.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, lovestruck couples and singletons with lots of time on their hands are all looking for something to do — and many are finding themselves at the movie theater wondering: Is Fifty Shades of Greyany good?

After a tumultuous production period and an equally problematic promotional tour, the much talked-about adaptation of E.L. James‘ famous erotica is opening this Friday. Though diehard fans have already sold out multiple showings, many critics are saying that the 125-minute love story between a shy and timid college student and a BDSM-loving billionaire is quite painful to sit through. (Pun totally intended.)

So to help you decide whether or not you should head to the cinema this weekend to catch the R-rated flick, Celebuzz has rounded up all the movie reviews you need to see. Here’s what people are saying about:

The movie in general…

“Fifty Shades of Grey might not be a good movie — O.K., it’s a terrible movie — but it might nonetheless be a movie that feels good to see, whether you squirm or giggle or roll your eyes or just sit still and take your punishment.” — New York Times

“This flick isn’t intended to be a polished work of high art — you just want an escapist night out. But it’s not fun enough to be enjoyed over popcorn or emotionally charged enough to be taken seriously. It’s not even campy enough make it a future cult classic. It’s just mediocre. The most damning fate of all.” — Us Weekly

“Even more frustrating to voyeurs, nobody sweats, nobody strains, nobody loses control or even fakes losing control by simulating an orgasm. Also—and this is a turnoff—every time a sex scene comes on, some lady starts singing a big, whooshy Sex Scene song.” — Entertainment Weekly

“The sex scenes in Fifty Shades of Grey are numerous, lengthy and frank, but they aren’t smutty.” — The Guardian

“It’s a supreme relief to share that the stars do have chemistry, their fit bodies bending and twisting in a variety of pleasing ways. But – and this is strange to say about a film charged almost entirely with inserting tab A into slot B – there should be more nookie, and wilder.” — People

“Free of full-frontal nudity and excessive thrusting and, well, orgasming as this movie is, it never gets to that envelope-pushing place.” — Vanity Fair

“Both actors do strip down, and the book’s centerpiece scenes are faithfully recreated. But anyone hoping the movie would really push the S&M envelope may find Christian’s tastefully shot toy room a little… vanilla. We see a whip here, a handcuff there, but nothing that would shock even newcomers to the series.” — New York Daily Times

“Even by movie standards, the flogging is more ceremonial than sadistic.” — Time

” Their first use of his playroom is packaged in a montage-y way that feels nonthreatening and more than a little generic, complete with intrusive pop-track accompaniment. A few dom-sub contract details and a couple of online photos notwithstanding, the movie maintains an artful restraint even as it talks dirty; the sex scenes suggest more than those of the standard Hollywood drama without quite going there.” — The Hollywood Reporter

“The celebrated kinky elements in Fifty Shades are so used as a tease in this considerably less explicit film (rated no more than R for, among other things, ‘some unusual behavior’) that when the worst does take place — it’s a painful and distinctly unpleasant whipping, if you must know — it feels so out of place it seems to have come from a different film altogether.” — Los Angeles Times

“The inscrutable Dornan’s a pretty good fit for control-freaky Christian, though he can’t keep that Irish lilt out of his lines. Johnson, for her part, makes Anastasia less annoying than the golly-gee-whiz hayseed she is in the book.” — New York Post

“Dornan, unfortunately, never evolves into anything more than a pretty face. But Johnson is a true find: She’s so committed, she makes Ana’s every discovery — in or out of the bedroom — convincing.” — New York Daily News

“Dornan’s Christian is a humorless caricature, while Johnson’s Ana is actually quite likable, funny and strong-willed. In a film full of flaws, Johnson is an undeniable bright spot.” — Associated Press

“Dornan, a charismatic presence, largely nails (among other things) the combination of intense formality and playful lewdness that defines Christian Grey, but he proves rather less skilled at illuminating the complex inner life of a sexual deviant.” — Variety

With Fifty Shades of Grey‘s big theatrical release just around the corner, the folks at W magazine has decided to spice things up by releasing a few never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photos of stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan doing what their characters do best (which — if you haven’t heard by now — is basically engaging in kinky sex).

Shot by director Sam Taylor-Johnson herself, the on set pictures depicts the two actors in very intimate positions. In one shot, a completely nude Johnson is seen lying on the ground while Dornan sits on a chair behind her. In another frame, a shirtless shirtless Dornan lies on top of his naked and blindfolded co-star.

Fifty Shades’director Sam Taylor-Johnson, author E.L. James, and stars Dornan and Johnson were at a fan screening Friday morning at New York’s Zeigfeld theater when they made the announcement. No word from Universal Pictures yet, however.

Only one week away from its movie theater release, and another new clip from Fifty Shades of Greyhas been released. This time, a half-dressed Anastasia Steele shakes her butt for a starving Christian Grey.

On-screen lovers Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson appeared on the Today show Friday morning (Feb. 6, 2015) to talk a bit about filming all those steamy scenes, preparing for intimacy with the cameras around, and whether or not there will be 2 more films.

As the countdown to Fifty Shades of Grey continues, fans are getting to see more and more of the highly anticipated movie.

In a new clip debuted on Thursday’s episode of Today, Anastasia Steele (played by Dakota Johnson) gets to see Christian Grey’s (Jamie Dornan) infamous Red Room of Pain for the very first time, entering the “playroom” where the kinky businessman keeps all his BDSM gear locked up.

Needless to say, the shy and timid college student is out of her element.

The movie, adapted from the E.L. James novel of the same name, is due out Feb. 13. For now, watch a sneak peek of the film — below.

In the clip premiered on Tuesday’s episode of Today, Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) meets Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) for the first time. During their initial encounter, the shy college student fumbles on her words as she interviews the BDSM-loving entrepreneur at this business firm. When Christian makes her an offer she can’t refuse, Anastasia has a tough time turning him down.

“I don’t want my family to see it, because it’s inappropriate. Or my brother’s friends that I grew up with,” Johnson says. “Also there’s part of me that’s like, I don’t want anyone to see this movie. Just kidding.”

Dornan adds, “When my daughter’s 18, I’m not going to be going, ‘You’ve gotta watch Daddy in Fifty Shades of Grey.’ But there will be greater things to protect her from than Dad’s arse on the big screen.”

Maybe like whatever happened in that Room of Pain? According to the both Dornan and Johnson, it definitely got a little awkward while filming bondage scenes between their characters.

“There were times when Dakota was not wearing much, and I had to do stuff to her that I’d never choose to do to a woman,” Dornan says.

“It’s stressful enough to be tied to a bed, naked, in a scene. But then they call ‘Cut’ and you’re still tied to the bed, naked,” Johnson explains. “Jamie would be the first one to throw a blanket over me. And he did a lot of studying, just to make sure that I was as safe as possible. But there were some painful moments.”

We all know you’re curious about Christian Grey’s playroom (aka the “Red Room of Pain”)…so provoke your fantasies ahead of Fifty Shades of Grey‘s official release on Feb. 13, 2015 by watching the new trailer for the movie, and the first full extended scene!

The highly anticipated BDSM film will be released in less than two weeks; until then, forget what the critics and your friends are saying, and watch billionaire Christian (Jamie Dornan) buy cable ties, masking tape and rope from a skittish Anastasia (Dakota Johnson).

Based off the book by E.L. James, the new trailer from Fifty Shades debuted during last night’s Super Bowl and contained the usual amount of sexual tension, heavy breathing and weird, controlled eye-contact between the S&M love birds.

Fantasies provoked? Countless.

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Feb. 13 is the opening day of the film, and its stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson are gearing up for movie’s release. The pair are on the cover of March’s Glamour. Inside the magazine, Dornan and Johnson open up about becoming their characters, and filming the Red Room scenes.

Dornan and Johnson star as 27-year-old CEO Christian Grey and 21-year-old college student Anastasia Steele in the upcoming movie, based on the best-selling book.

This movie has a lot of love scenes, so how did these two prepare? Dornan told the magazine, “I had to do a lot of work to get in shape because Christian’s someone who’s very anal about that. But it wasn’t six hours a day. You don’t want to turn to your heavily pregnant wife and say, “I’m going to the gym for six hours. Text me if you go into labor.” Dornan’s wife, Amelia Warner, was pregnant when he landed the role. She gave birth to a baby girl just before the movie began filming in Dec. 2013.

To prepare to play Anastasia Steele, Johnson revealed, “Jamie and I actually shared a trainer. It was important to me that Ana’s body look like that of an active college student. And I was going be naked, so I wanted to look good. I did a lot of working out and had more waxing than any woman should have!”

In the story, all of the hardcore sex scenes happen in Christian Grey’s Red Room. So, what was it like to film those scenes? Johnson revealed, “The scenes in that room were definitely the most vulnerable scenes in the movie. But it was a very closed set—my mom told me that it’s my right to ask for that during intimate scenes, so it seemed like [Jamie and Sam and I] were in this little world together.”

Dornan told the magazine, “Some of the Red Room stuff was uncomfortable. There were times when Dakota was not wearing much, and I had to do stuff to her that I’d never choose to do to a woman.”

Johnson added, “It’s stressful enough to be tied to a bed naked in a scene. But then they call cut, and you’re still tied to the bed, naked. Jamie would be the first one to throw a blanket over me.”

It sounds like Dornan was very protective of Johnson. He told the magazine, “I felt very protective and aware that it probably wasn’t easy for her to be put in those situations, and exposed. And Sam, as a director, has an amazing quality of making everyone feel very relaxed.”

“Love Me Like You Do” also features Ms. Goulding showing off some impressive moves on the dance floor. But it’s safe to say of the 2 million views the music video has received so far, most of those were for the way Jamie Dornan looks at Dakota Johnson, or for that scene were he bites her lower lip.

“I don’t remember what we talked about the last time I saw him,” Dornan says of his last encounter with Pattinson, who reportedly turned down the lead role in Fifty Shades of Grey. “I think we just got drunk.”

[Variety]

Though the two men and their respective movies have many similarities, Dornan insists that Fifty Shades of Grey will not become the next Twilight. (You know, even though novelist E.L. James admittedly based Christian Grey off Pattinson’s performance in his famous vampire franchise.)

“I’ve been around Rob long enough to see what it’s been like for him,” Dornan says. “I don’t know if it’s been a benefit to witness that. Whatever that is.”

He adds, “By the way, it’s not the same thing. We’re not the Twilight franchise. We’re a different thing. Whatever my situation is, it’s going to be different from Rob’s. They are incomparable.”

Despite Dornan’s protest, it seems Hollywood has already decided that the 32-year-old will fill in his pal’s shoes. During awards season, the Irish actor says he’s already met many people who tell him that things for him will be different once his erotica flick opens in theaters.

“I’m astonished at how many people are telling me my life is going to change,” he tells the publication. “Everyone that I meet, especially in L.A. People who run studios or other actors or people who are strangers. Everyone has been saying that to me, ‘Are you ready?’ I don’t have a good answer to that, because I don’t know what I’m meant to be ready for. Whatever happens, happens. I’ll just roll with the punches.”

The 25-year-old’s latest movie hasn’t even been released yet (not until Feb. 13), and already the hype is building. Based of the best-selling erotic novel (having sold over 100 million copies worldwide), it comes as no surprise that fans are eagerly awaiting Valentine’s Day this year.

How does Johnson feel playing miss Anastasia Steele? “I wanted to be involved because it’s so different, and it’s an intense love story.”

She added, “It’s just the most insane thing to be a part of. I’ve never experienced anything like this; I don’t think anyone has. It’s terrifying—and it’s exciting.”

But she knew Fifty Shades would mean rising fame, saying “I think about my dwindling anonymity, and that’s really scary because a very large part of me would be perfectly happy living on a ranch in Colorado and having babies and chickens and horses—which I will do anyway.”

Johnson’s seen a rough cut of the film, and commented, “It looks beautiful. I’ve never seen anything like it. But it’s confusing to the brain—I still can’t look at it objectively or wrap my head around it. The parts of the movie that are difficult to watch were even more difficult—and emotionally taxing—to shoot.”

“There are tough scenes in this movie, scenes where she had to be naked—and not just in the flesh. But she was utterly fearless and brave…[Dakota and Jamie] “have a very special connection. I trust her with everything. She has a very level head, and there was never really an anxious moment.”

Taylor-Johnson was an instant fan of Dakota’s after her audition for the role, in which she gave a monologue from the 1966 psychological drama Persona. “She blew us out of the water,” Taylor-Johnson remembers.

“She understood the nuance of that passage and how to play something delicately. Dakota has the ability to play so fragile and vulnerable, but with this underlying strength that makes you feel she is going to triumph.”

As for Dakota’s plans for 2015? “[I'll] do a bit of press for Fifty, and then I’m just going to take the rest of the year off. I want to hang out with my friends. I want to hang out with my family—well, I sometimes want to hang out with my family!”

Fifty Shades of Grey will be released in theaters on February 13. Get ready for all the action.

Jamie Dornan knows he can’t live up to your expectations of Christian Grey.

The model-turned-actor, who takes on the role of the kinky businessman in the upcoming Fifty Shades of Greymovie, recently opened up about the mounting pressures of playing the famous fictional character — especially when half of the fandom had been gunning for recent Golden Globes winnerMatt Bomer to take on the part instead.

“The other day, this woman came up and started shouting at me, ‘Matt Bomer’s the real Christian Grey,'” the 32-year-old recalled for Elle for its February issue. “And I was like, um, okay.”

Previously, fans started a petition to have Bomer and Alexis Bledel cast as leads after Lionsgate announced that Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson will be starring as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele respectively. Though the document received more than 92,000 signatures, the production company was firm on their decision.

“I mean, even if you cast Matt Bomer, or Alexander Skarsgard, or Charlie Hunnam, or any of those other guys — we’d all just be doing our best, you know?” Dornan explained of the difficulties in playing the character. “Christian Grey — he isn’t a real person. He’s a superhero — a myth. He’s like Bigfoot! He’s unbelievable. He’s unattainable. There’s no actor in the world who could live up to that.”

Republic Records released the tracklist for the film, and while we thought Channing Tatum‘s sex playlist was hot, this soundtrack is taking things to a whole new level.

The list includes pop artists Ellie Goulding, Sia and (of course) Bey as well as an R&B hit from The Weeknd. It also includes a bit of old-school tunes from Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones and Annie Lenox.

Two singles have already been released from the tracklist: “Love Me Like You Do” by Goulding and “Earned It” by The Weeknd. We’ve also gotten bits and pieces of Bey’s “Haunted (Michael Diamond Remix)” thanks to the trailer.

The newly minted R-rated film opens in theaters on Valentine’s day weekend (Feb. 13, 2015), and is sure to be a heated affair with fans lining up to see Jamie play the role of the bondage loving billionaire.

The model turned actor expressed his concern to Details, saying quite dramatically (and with a laugh, we presume):

I almost don’t want to put this out there into the ether, but I fear I’ll get murdered, like John Lennon, by one of those mad fans at the premiere. Because a lot of people are very angry that I’m playing this character. And I’m a father now, and a husband. I don’t want to die yet.

But he added, “And when I do get murdered, people will say, ‘God, isn’t it haunting how he did that interview in Details magazine and predicted his own death on the red carpet?'”

As far as being a “sex symbol”, Jamie said

What does that even mean? When I think of sex symbols, I think of posters my two sisters had on their bedroom walls. What was he called? Luke Perry? Even then, the label was more definitive. There are so f*cking many young actors in that bracket now that it’s a bit of a hollow crown. You’d be hard-pressed to find an actor who isn’t a sex symbol somewhere.

Jamie Dornan paints quite a picture. In an interview for the February issue of British GQ, the Once Upon a Time hunk described what it’s like to film sex scenes like the ones in the upcoming, highly anticipated film adaptation of E L James’ erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, in which Dornan stars as S&M-loving billionaire Christian Grey — and managed to avoid any full-frontal exposure. Us Weekly has all the sordid details.

David and his hotness cover the February issue of the magazine, where in addition to reminding us why David is one of the world’s top male models, we also got some insight into Mr. Gandy himself. See the pics and what he had to say on Socialite Life.

As of Monday night, Cameron Diaz is officially a married woman. Her impromptu wedding to Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden comes after a long serial-dating streak for Diaz, who left behind a seriously impressive roster of ex-boyfriends. Huffington Post looks back at her dating history.

Diamond was back in court to face the judge and found out that he will be forced to stand trial for the charges leveled against him. The details of the bar fight have been clarified a bit (it turns out Dustin was wielding a regular pocketknife, not a switchblade as was originally reported) and enough evidence was presented in court to warrant a trial. Pink is the New Blog has more details.

If you saw an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2012, chances are you’re well acquainted with Sophia Grace. The mini-diva returned late last year with a new jam called “Best Friends” — an edgy club-banger complete with a rap interlude! Watch the 11-year-old’s adorable video on Idolator.

Speaking with the publication, the model-turned-actor says the E.L. James adaption, in which he plays a businessman who gets into kinky relationship opposite of Dakota Johnson‘s submissive character, says the plot focuses more on about the love story between the two leads than physical sex.

“The love story is more important than the BDSM aspect,” he explains. “I mean, we are going to tell a love story, you know, it can’t just be what happens in the Red Room, that’s not a film. There’s so much more going on than that.”

He continues, “I can understand why people say tying a woman up and spanking her is misogynistic. But actually, more men are submissives than women. Very powerful men. It’s a far bigger scene than I imagined: in pretty much any city in the world that you could name, people want to get spanked with a paddle with studs on it.”

In the same interview, Dornan also recalls the time he visited a sex dungeon as research for his role.

“I went there, they offered me a beer, and they did…whatever they were into. I saw a dominant with one of his two submissives,” he recounts. “I was like: ‘Come on guys I know I’m not paying for this but I am expecting a show.’ It was an interesting evening.”

So, when it came time to channel his BDSM-loving character in Fifty Shades of Grey, the happily-married star and father-of-one decided to visit a sex dungeon and watch people get it on.

According him, it was, ahem, quite the experience.

“I went there, they offered me a beer, and they did…whatever they were into. I saw a dominant with one of his two submissives,” he told Elle UK in the publication’s latest issue. “I was like: ‘Come on guys I know I’m not paying for this but I am expecting a show.’ It was an interesting evening.”

He added, “Then going back to my wife and newborn baby afterwards… I had a long shower before touching either of them.”

Despite going that far to get into character, Dornan did previously say that he will not take off his clothes in the upcoming E.L. James adaption, explaining that he — unlike Ben Affleck in Gone Girl — didn’t want to show his penis on screen.

“You want to appeal to as wide an audience as possible without grossing them out. You don’t want to make something gratuitous, and ugly, and graphic,” Dornan told The Observer earlier this year. “There were contracts in place that said that viewers wouldn’t be seeing my, um… todger.”

Jamie Dornan has done an interview recently in which he’s made the sad confirmation that his penis won’t be making it’s big screen debut in the upcoming BDSM-centered “love story” Fifty Shades of Grey.

Yes, it’s true. In an otherwise lovely cover story with The Observer, Dornan basically crushes anyones hopes that the movie adaptation of E.L. James‘ adventures into Mommy Porn will be anything like it’s bookstore counterpart.

When asked how graphic the film is, he pauses, weighs his answer. “You want to appeal to as wide an audience as possible without grossing them out. You don’t want to make something gratuitous, and ugly, and graphic.”

So no sex then? “Sam is a very bright woman, so there might be some suggestive elements to it, but I haven’t seen it at this stage, so it is hard for me to say. I’m aware of what we shot, and it wasn’t as if we shot a film without any action.”

Was he completely in the nude? “There were contracts in place that said that viewers wouldn’t be seeing my, um…”

Todger? He laughs. “Yeah, my todger.”

Not like Ewan McGregor, then. He has it written into his contracts that his must be seen, at every possible opportunity. The laugh again. “Does he? Well, maybe Ewan has a more impressive girth.”

Now, riddle me this Batman. Shouldn’t the point of turning a book into a movie be, at least in part, to please the fans who made the aforementioned book a success? Don’t get me wrong, it’s understandable that Universal wants a movie that will make money, but an anti-nudity clause in a contract for a movie about sex contracts and red rooms of pain seems a bit counter productive to us. It also will make any female nudity that appears in the flick a bit hypocritical. At least, that’s how we assume Chelsea Handler would see it.

Now, Jamie does admit that pleasing everyone is impossible…

“I am never going to please all 100 million people who read the book,” he says. “I’ll be lucky if half that number are happy with me playing Christian Grey. I know there are campaigns of hate against me already.”

…but we’re going to go out on a limb and say that Universal’s prude perspective of a very sexy novel is at fault for most of the people who’ll leave that movie theater underwhelmed.

In case you haven’t been swayed to wait until it hits your Netflix queue, Fifty Shades of Grey is set to steam up theaters this Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2015.

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With just less than four months to go for the movie’s big release, stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan were seen filming a kissing in a heavily wooded part of Vancouver, Canada. Clad in leather jackets, the co-stars locked lips several times before getting some pointers from director Sam Taylor-Wood.

In between takes, Johnson and Dornan, who plays Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey respectively, were spotted laughing and joking around with one another.

The cast and crew of the E.L. James adaptation are currently in town as a part of the production’s latest set of reshoots. Though the word’s still out on whether or not Johnson and Dornan will be needing to re-work on those Red Room of Pain scenes, the erotica’s author has said in the past that the onscreen sex she saw already has her seal of approval.

“What I’ve seen hasn’t been particularly watered down, so, um, yeah,” James said on the Today Show in July. “I thought it was interesting!”

Fifty Shades of Grey is due out in theaters Feb. 13, 2015. For now, check out its trailer below!

Despite the film’s release date just in four months, the cast and crew of the E.L. James adaption are still hard work filming. The word’s still out whether or not Johnson and Dornan are going back to work on those Red Room of Pain scenes — though according to the erotica’s author, the onscreen sex is apparently pretty hot already.

“What I’ve seen hasn’t been particularly watered down, so, um, yeah,” James said on the Today Show in July. “I thought it was interesting!”

Fifty Shades of Grey is due out in theaters Feb. 13, 2015. For now, check out its trailer below!

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